The barrister who exposed a senior lawyer who she accused of sending her sexist messages has previously commented on pictures of friends online, calling them 'sexy' and 'hot stuff'.

Charlotte Proudman, 27, posted screenshots on twitter of 'misogynistic' messages from Alexander Carter-Silk, a senior partner in a top London firm who she said had ‘objectified her’ on the professional networking site LinkedIn.

In a response to the married 57-year-old, which she also posted online, she said: "I am on linked-in for business purposes not to be approached about my physical appearance or to be objectified by sexist men."

The Daily Mail has now reported that Ms Proudman, who is also studying for a PhD at Cambridge University, has made several comments on pictures of both male and female friends in the past, praising their physical appearance.

Underneath a picture of one friend she is said to have commented: ‘Hot stuff!’, while under an image of another male friend, she wrote: ‘oooo lalala!’

The Daily Mail reports that Ms Proudman also told female friends they looked ‘sexy’ and ‘stunning’ – the same word used by Mr Carter-Silk.

One of the pictures Ms Proudman has commented on (Ma Tan/Facebook)

However, the people whose pictures she has apparently commented on are all her Facebook friends, and are believed to be people who are known personally to Ms Proudman.

Ms Proudman said Mr Carter-Silk’s comments were particularly inappropriate because he made them in a workplace environment, and because of his position as a senior solicitor.

She told the Standard: "It's very disappointing, there are serious professional misconduct issues, as a legal professional he is required to uphold the law, and that includes the Sex Discrimination Act and the Eqaulity Act...

"I'm on there for business purposes and I thought he may be interested in my skills and experience as opposed to my body."

In a statement, Mr Carter-Silk's firm, Brown Rudnick, said: "We are aware of the comments made by a member of the firm on a private social media account. We have apologised for the offence caused and have no further comment to make."

Yesterday, Facebook comments were revealed that Mr Carter-Silk had made on his own 27-year-old daughter's pictures, in which he said: "Whilst I should not encourage lascivious comments about my daughter ... Yeee gods she is hot!!"